# purifier

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #48,431

## Definitions
1. A person or device that purifies (by removing impurities).

## Etymology
From purify + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **purified** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purified-vs-purifier)
- **pacifier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pacifier-vs-purifier)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ppurifier`, `pruifier`, `puirfier`, `purfiier`, `purifeir`, `puriffier`, `purifierr`, `purifire`, `puriifer`, `purrifier`, `uprifier`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/purifier